Zeberced Group has unveiled plans to train 2,000 Nigerians through a world-class Technical and Vocational Training School while creating no fewer than 40,000 direct jobs, in what it describes as one of the largest skills development and industrial empowerment initiatives in West Africa.
This is even as it announced plans to establish a FIFA-approved football academy for children and young people.
The Managing Director of Zeberced Group, Mr. Adil Aydin Kurt, disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, led by its Chairman, Comrade Grace Ike, to the company’s facilities at the Abuja Industrial Park Free Zone.
Mr. Kurt said the proposed Technical and Vocational Training School would admit and train about 2,000 young Nigerians annually, producing an estimated 20,000 skilled graduates over the coming years, while simultaneously creating about 40,000 direct jobs.
“Zeberced is currently working on a vocational training school which will offer training in various fields to young Nigerians and, in the process, provide 40,000 direct jobs. This is going to be a sample project and is presently the biggest operation of its kind in West Africa,” he said.
According to him, the school will offer specialised training in Construction Technology, Machine and Design Technology, Motor Vehicle Technology, Plumbing Technology, Metal Technology, Furniture Technology, and Electrical and Electronics Technology, design to equip Nigerian youths with practical, industry-relevant skills that will prepare them for employment, self-reliance and entrepreneurship.
Mr. Kurt also disclosed that Zeberced operates what he described as Africa’s first integrated mining quarry of its kind while continuing to expand investments across manufacturing, construction and other strategic sectors of the Nigerian economy.
“We are very serious about our work. I have many ideas and visions to share. We need to bring qualified people from different parts of the world to Nigeria because the future is Africa,” he stated.
Responding, the NUJ FCT Council Chairman, Comrade Grace Ike, commended Zeberced Group for its commitment to youth empowerment, skills acquisition and national development, describing the proposed training institution as timely interventions capable of addressing unemployment, promoting self-reliance among young Nigerians and supporting the country’s economic diversification agenda.
She also appealed for the company’s support towards completing the Council’s ongoing Congress Hall project, a request, Mr. Kurt said the company was willing to support.
Zeberced Group has maintained operations in Nigeria since 2007, with investments spanning manufacturing, construction, industrial infrastructure and human capital development.
